School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9991 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9991 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
38th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2001
All-time low
0.7815 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific recorded 0.9991 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 1 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7815 GPIA, in 1974.
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 38th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.7883 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.7815 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8548 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8935 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9021 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8966 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8883 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8881 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8827 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8756 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8782 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8808 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8804 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8989 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9123 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9135 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9259 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9297 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9415 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9505 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9529 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9626 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9693 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.977 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9863 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.991 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.996 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9998 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.997 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9999 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9982 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9993 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9985 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9985 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9979 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9983 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9979 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9976 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9994 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9991 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8579 GPIA | 0.7815 GPIA | 0.9021 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.8936 GPIA | 0.8756 GPIA | 0.9259 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9657 GPIA | 0.9297 GPIA | 0.996 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.997 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9979 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9985 GPIA | 0.9976 GPIA | 0.9994 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 0.9991 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7815 GPIA in 1974.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release